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32322,000 Americans Suffer Job-Related Eye Injuries Every Day. Don’t Be One Of Themhttp://lasikofnv.com/2000-americans-suffer-job-related-eye-injuries-every-day-dont-be-one-of-them/
http://lasikofnv.com/2000-americans-suffer-job-related-eye-injuries-every-day-dont-be-one-of-them/#respondThu, 09 Mar 2017 19:02:17 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2967Approximately 2,000 workers in the United States suffer job-related eye injuries every single day. Not just minor cuts and scratches, but serious enough accidents that require immediate medical intervention. If you work at any of these jobs, you should also know that with the right eye protection, you can reduce the chances of severe injuries … Continue reading 2,000 Americans Suffer Job-Related Eye Injuries Every Day. Don’t Be One Of Them→

Approximately 2,000 workers in the United States suffer job-related eye injuries every single day. Not just minor cuts and scratches, but serious enough accidents that require immediate medical intervention. If you work at any of these jobs, you should also know that with the right eye protection, you can reduce the chances of severe injuries by as much as 90 per cent!

That is a darn good reason to take a second look at your own working environment, and decide how you can upgrade the eye-protecting measures you may or may not be taking at the moment.

Flying missiles and foreign objects (like metal scraps, nails and wood chips) in the eye, and cuts or scrapes on the cornea are the most common eye injuries that occur at work. Others happen from grease and oil splashes, chemical contact, burns from steam and ultraviolet or infrared radiation exposure.

Some professions in non-industrial sectors like lab work, health care work and janitorial work poses eye risks of a different kind: infectious diseases. A lot of infectious diseases are transmitted through the mucous membranes of the eye, and this can occur through direct exposure to blood splashes, respiratory droplets (from sneezing, coughing), or from touching the eyes with contaminated fingers or other objects.

A word of advice: don’t depend on your employer to be completely on the ball with eye protection measures for his/her employees. If management is not providing sufficient safeguards, take it upon yourself to provide them on your own. No matter how large and satisfying your weekly paycheck is, no job in the world is worth risking your eyesight for.

A Bureau of Labor Statistics survey of workers who suffered eye injuries revealed that nearly 3 out of 5 were not wearing eye protection at the time of the accident. These workers most often reported that they believed protection was not required for the situation.

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/2000-americans-suffer-job-related-eye-injuries-every-day-dont-be-one-of-them/feed/0Contact Lens Wearers Carry A Bad Eye Bacteria That Non-Users Do Not Havehttp://lasikofnv.com/contact-lens-wearers-carry-a-bad-eye-bacteria-that-non-users-do-not-have/
http://lasikofnv.com/contact-lens-wearers-carry-a-bad-eye-bacteria-that-non-users-do-not-have/#respondMon, 06 Mar 2017 18:37:22 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2961Let’s face it. The primary reason why people wear content lenses is to look good. It’s a very persuasive reason of course, if wearing spectacles makes you feel less confident in social situations or it hampers your profession or lifestyle in any way. And if you haven’t yet considered the absolute freedom of LASIK surgery. … Continue reading Contact Lens Wearers Carry A Bad Eye Bacteria That Non-Users Do Not Have→

Let’s face it. The primary reason why people wear content lenses is to look good. It’s a very persuasive reason of course, if wearing spectacles makes you feel less confident in social situations or it hampers your profession or lifestyle in any way. And if you haven’t yet considered the absolute freedom of LASIK surgery.

As a contact lens wearer, you must be following at least some of the rules of hygiene and best practices to make them last for a while. But a large population of contact wearers takes the eye health ramifications of this product for granted, never thinking of the very grave and very real danger of majorly harming the eyes when introducing and removing a foreign object from them every single day.

A recent study conducted by NYU Langone Medical Center makes this concern even more prescient. According to the findings, people who wear contacts have a different type of bacteria in their eyes than non-users. And as if this news is not disturbing enough, the study declares that this bacteria can be directly responsible for causing eye ulcers!

The NYU Langone Medical Center found a high presence of 4 bacterias in contact lens wearers’ eyes: Acinetobacter, Methylobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Pseudomonas. And the last one was commonly linked with corneal ulcers.

“There has been an increase in the prevalence of corneal ulcers following the introduction of soft contact lenses in the 1970s,” says study co-author Jack Dodick, MD, and professor of ophthalmology at NYU Langone. “Because the offending organisms seem to emanate from the skin, greater attention should be directed to eyelid and hand hygiene.”

Which brings us back to the topic of day-to-day contact lens hygiene – only this time with more urgency than ever.

Disposable Soft Contacts Will Minimize Infection

•Cleaning your contacts is a rather annoying chore that you have to perform every single day. And the job has to be done thoroughly because eye irritants and bacteria cannot be seen like grime and dirt in other parts of the body.

Disposable soft lens is like a manna from heaven for lazy contact wearers because use-and-throw is obviously the best guarantee that no leftover germs from yesterday are being introduced into your eyes today.

Threw Away Your Glasses? Get Them Back Again!

• Unless you’ve just had LASIK surgery, there’s no reason to throw away your glasses. They are a live-saver even when you opt for the contact lens alternative because they give eyes a much-needed reprieve, and help maintain a healthy, optic ecosystem.

Switch contacts for glasses as soon as you get home from work. Limiting the hours you keep your contacts on reduces the risk of infections like Pink Eyes, and also mitigates some impact of indoor/outdoor air pollution.

Contact Lenses Can Be A Problem When Taking Certain Medications

• Antihistamines, taken to fight allergies, have a side effect of drying out the eyes. Some acne medications and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) also have a similar impact. Introducing a foreign object like contacts into dry eyes is a recipe for irritation, itching, redness, blurred vision etc. because the contact covers the surface of the eye and restricts flow of oxygen. Plus, you’re not supposed to rub your eyes with contacts on. You got to take them off while rinsing or putting in soothing eyedrops… These niggling problems can be avoided by wearing lenses for as less time as possible – or not wearing them at all — when you think your eyes are feeling gritty and dehydrated.

Don’t Wear Contact Lenses To The Hair Dressing Salon

• The indoor air in a hair-dressing salon is loaded with airborne particles like hair spray and other styling products. The constant use of hair dryers is also removing moisture from the air. Sounds like an ideal place you want to wear contact lens in? No, not at all…

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/contact-lens-wearers-carry-a-bad-eye-bacteria-that-non-users-do-not-have/feed/0Are Your Eyelashes Infested With Mites? Stop Scratching For A Minute To Find Out!http://lasikofnv.com/are-your-eyelashes-infested-with-mites-stop-scratching-for-a-minute-to-find-out/
http://lasikofnv.com/are-your-eyelashes-infested-with-mites-stop-scratching-for-a-minute-to-find-out/#respondThu, 02 Mar 2017 15:50:20 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2952This topic is deeply distressing on so many levels. Nobody welcomes the thought of creepy-crawlies living in their eyelashes, but if you’re knee deep into your pets, like I am, and cannot imagine sleeping at night without your dog cuddled up next to you, the news is doubly unwelcome because there’s a high chance that … Continue reading Are Your Eyelashes Infested With Mites? Stop Scratching For A Minute To Find Out!→

This topic is deeply distressing on so many levels. Nobody welcomes the thought of creepy-crawlies living in their eyelashes, but if you’re knee deep into your pets, like I am, and cannot imagine sleeping at night without your dog cuddled up next to you, the news is doubly unwelcome because there’s a high chance that he/she is transferring these nasty mites to you.

Demodex mites, or eye mites as they are called, can be passed form animals to humans, and these darned things love the warm, wet accommodation that eyelashes provide. Moist hair follicles are a perfect breeding ground for the mites, and they do it – the breeding, I mean – when it’s dark outside and we’re fast asleep. A single mite can lay more than two dozen eggs inside one follicle, and their lifespan is several weeks.

The demodex brevis is normally found on the sebaceous glands while the demodex folliculorum likes to live in hair follicles. Both these species can inhabit other facial areas as well – eyebrows, chin, cheek, inside the nose – and will even colonize hairy patches in other parts of the body, like chest, underarms. Etc…

Hygiene has little to do with demodex mite infestation. They show a preference for people with oily skin, for women who wear mascara, for older people (according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, about 80% of people over the age of 60 are affected with eyelash mites). Children, who produce low levels of sebum are not as vulnerable as other age groups. And yes, people with no pets get them too.

Common Symptoms Of Demodex Mites

• Inflammation and itching. Typically this will be felt in the morning, after they have finished mating and laying eggs in the night and have crawled back in again into your hair follicles to sleep through the daylight hours.

•If you suffer from Rosacea, you need to get checked for eyelash mites. The red/pink skin inflammatory disease is not caused directly by the mites, but by the bacteria in their feces.

How To Home-Treat Eyelashes For Demodex Mites

•Thorough cleaning of eyelids with baby shampoo or any other eye-safe special cleansers. You can also use no-tear baby soap to wash your face 2-3 times a day.

• Over-the-counter antibiotic ointments that are eye safe. It’s always better to get a recommendation for this from your eye doctor.

• Tea tree oil is a great help with clearing up mites. Rubbing tea tree oil (in eye-safe ratio, please! Pure tea tree is very strong) into your lashes every night ought to get rid of the colony in about 6 weeks. Use a 5% tea tree oil cream around the lids. Apply carefully with a cotton swab, so as not to get the stuff into your eye.

• Lavender oil works effectively as well, if you apply some to your lash follicles every night.

• Change your eye makeup regularly, especially mascara.

• Wash and de-mite the dog. (Remember the poor pooch may not be responsible. The mites may have entered your lashes in a hundred of other ways. But de-mite the dog anyway.)

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/are-your-eyelashes-infested-with-mites-stop-scratching-for-a-minute-to-find-out/feed/0Can The Habit Of Reading A Book In Bed Really Hurt The Eyes?http://lasikofnv.com/can-the-habit-of-reading-a-book-in-bed-really-hurt-the-eyes/
http://lasikofnv.com/can-the-habit-of-reading-a-book-in-bed-really-hurt-the-eyes/#respondMon, 27 Feb 2017 15:37:29 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2947A topic about eye health that’s currently doing the rounds in social media is reading while lying down. Rumor has it that some research studies have proved a connection between this common habit and permanent eye damage. And concerned people are looking back to years of curling up in bed with a book, and wondering … Continue reading Can The Habit Of Reading A Book In Bed Really Hurt The Eyes?→

A topic about eye health that’s currently doing the rounds in social media is reading while lying down. Rumor has it that some research studies have proved a connection between this common habit and permanent eye damage. And concerned people are looking back to years of curling up in bed with a book, and wondering what their next routine eye check-up will reveal about the state of their eyes.

Not to worry – about the “permanent damage” bit at least. You’re not risking vision loss by reading in bed. So perish the thought.

But is it bad for you? Well…yes, in that, the posture causes a ton of strain on the eyes.

The ideal reading distance – the space between your eyes and the book – should be about 15 inches. And the ideal reading angle is 60 degrees. (If you wear bifocals, your line of sight may be lower.)

When you read from a lying-down position, the eyes have to focus upwards and this less-than-optimal angle can cause severe eyestrain if you’re doing this for long periods at a time. The condition is called Asthenopia and it is pretty commonplace.

But the strain that happens from reading in a supine position is not on the eyeballs. It’s on the muscles surround the eyes – the extra ocular muscles that help rotate the eyes and orient them to the object being viewed.

Eyes fatigue is just like muscle tiredness in the rest of the body, and a subtle indication you might notice of this while reading in bed is you’re taking a little bit longer to read a sentence from one end to another. Other more obvious reactions could be burning sensations, redness, irritation, dryness, blurred vision and headache.

While you are not inflicting any permanent damage with this habit, it is still good to be aware of eyestrain if you spend a lot of time reading in bed.

There are some spiritual schools of thought that prohibit the reading of books in bed because the backbone is not straight, as it would be if you were sitting and reading, and the mind as a result is not as focused and concentrated. The argument makes sense if you think of the material we generally like to read in bed: magazines, spy thrillers, romance novels and such. Just a relaxed occupation for the brain while the body stretches out and relaxes, perhaps in the few minutes before sleep.

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/can-the-habit-of-reading-a-book-in-bed-really-hurt-the-eyes/feed/0Is The Baby Crying Too Much Or Is It Epiphora?http://lasikofnv.com/is-the-baby-crying-too-much-or-is-it-epiphora/
http://lasikofnv.com/is-the-baby-crying-too-much-or-is-it-epiphora/#respondThu, 23 Feb 2017 10:39:54 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2908Infants come with their own, special share of common baby-related illnesses. But, along with the usual coughs, colds and digestive troubles, parents also have to be constantly aware of signs of problems related to the eye. Babies cannot communicate discomforts in the eye without crying, and tears can camouflage an eye condition involving blocked tear … Continue reading Is The Baby Crying Too Much Or Is It Epiphora?→

Infants come with their own, special share of common baby-related illnesses. But, along with the usual coughs, colds and digestive troubles, parents also have to be constantly aware of signs of problems related to the eye. Babies cannot communicate discomforts in the eye without crying, and tears can camouflage an eye condition involving blocked tear ducts. Look out for these symptoms if you see excessive tearing in your child, and if you suspect something is amiss, have the baby looked at by a physician immediately.

The medical term for this condition is Epiphora. If your baby’s tear ducts are narrower than normal or not fully developed, tears can build up in the eyes. The function of tear ducts is not just to express emotions by crying when angry or hurt, but to channel the tears and drain them into the infant’s nose through tiny openings in the inner corner of the eyelids. However, when proper drainage is blocked, the liquid builds up, causing constant watering, sticky, chronically infected eyes.

Epiphora in babies is usually a temporary condition that resolves itself within 6-12 months. In the meanwhile, you can keep your child comfortable by wiping the eyes gently and regularly with a clean, damp cloth. Massaging the tear ducts also helps in shifting the accumulated tears and encourages the ducts to develop. Here is a video that demonstrates how exactly to perform the massage (known as Criggler Lacrimal Massage):

If you notice yellowish-white discharge or swelling and redness, the ducts may be infected. Inward and outward-growing eyelashes can also mimic the symptoms of Epiphoria. In either of these cases, seek pediatric help to understand and mitigate the cause of the problem.

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/is-the-baby-crying-too-much-or-is-it-epiphora/feed/0Conquer These 4 Common Pre-LASIK Fears Once And For Allhttp://lasikofnv.com/conquer-these-4-common-pre-lasik-fears-once-and-for-all/
http://lasikofnv.com/conquer-these-4-common-pre-lasik-fears-once-and-for-all/#respondMon, 20 Feb 2017 10:29:38 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2903Fear #1: You Will Be Awake During Surgery Surveys show that the idea of being awake during the LASIK procedure scares most potential candidates away from going through the surgery. In spite of knowing how exponentially LASIK will change the quality of their everyday lives, they balk at the last moment because of the fear, … Continue reading Conquer These 4 Common Pre-LASIK Fears Once And For All→

Surveys show that the idea of being awake during the LASIK procedure scares most potential candidates away from going through the surgery. In spite of knowing how exponentially LASIK will change the quality of their everyday lives, they balk at the last moment because of the fear, and then forever regret this “weakness” because they fully realize that modern science has already offered such an easy solution to get their normal vision back on track.

If it was possible to put patients under with general anaesthetics, the number of people going through the procedure would have surely quadrupled. But reality is this: the procedure is so minimally abrasive, it does not require the significant risks involved in inducing controlled unconsciousness. Surgeons are quite aware of this principle fear and they have eye-tracking devices to safeguard against any physical disturbances like hiccups, coughs and sneezes during surgery. So there’s nothing you can do really, in a state of fright that will impact the surgery in any way.

After handling thousands of equally fearful patients, the surgeon and assisting staff at a reputable LASIK clinic are well trained and well experienced in handling and minimizing fear, so this is one of those experiences in life when the smart thing to do is just go with the flow. A bit like taking injections, when you are afraid of needles. In expert hands, the prick of a needle is barely felt, and you come away afterwards wondering why you spent so many agonizing hours worrying yourself into a frazzle in the first place.

Fear #2: You Will Surely Feel Some Pain

This is the second fear that paralyses people into deciding not to go through with LASIK surgery. If you’re indeed a candidate for LASIK, you are highly encouraged to read first-hand experience reports from people who have already gone through the procedure. It is one thing for the clinic staff to assure you that the process is painless because of the anaesthetic drops that completely numb your eyes. A tiny voice of fear still lingers afterwards that make you wonder if you’re possibly the exception to the rule. However, reading as many patient testimonials as you can, will soon make it very plain that other people with equal amount of worries and low pain thresholds felt nothing during the surgery. And neither will you.

Fear #3: Your Surgery Will Be The One That Goes Horribly Wrong

There is 1 chance in 30,000 that an experienced LASIK surgeon does not get satisfactory results from the procedure. That’s really good betting odds, if you consider the potential life risks we take every time we hop into a car or board an aeroplane. But irrational fears look for loopholes in the most logical arguments, and LASIK clinics are quite used to allaying such fears in most patients. It is rare that a potential candidate arrives for LASIK surgery without having done their homework, which has already provided reassuring data on the chances of complete recovery.

The best thing to do under the circumstances is to take this concern to your LASIK provider and let them give you a complete breakdown of the process. Hearing it first-hand from the people who are responsible for handling your eyes goes a long way in resolving this anxiety about a worst case scenario.

Fear #4: You Will Go Blind

With the chances of that happening being pegged at 1 in 5 million, it’s probably safe to say that you’re more likely to win one of those bumper Powerball lotteries. Twice.

Modern science had advanced so dramatically in the field of LASIK surgery that some reputable clinics feel quite confident in marketing their services like a spa treatment. This is because the blindness factor is so infinitesimal, it is pretty safe to just focus on the lifestyle improving advantages of LASIK. Much like a Glycolic Facial beauty treatment.

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/conquer-these-4-common-pre-lasik-fears-once-and-for-all/feed/0Pop The Cork, Not The Eye: How To Safely Open A Bottle Of Champagnehttp://lasikofnv.com/pop-the-cork-not-the-eye-how-to-safely-open-a-bottle-of-champagne/
http://lasikofnv.com/pop-the-cork-not-the-eye-how-to-safely-open-a-bottle-of-champagne/#respondThu, 16 Feb 2017 10:16:13 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2898It’s something you’d expect Tom to do in a Tom And Jerry cartoon. But ask 900,000 Britishers, and they will tell you that getting punched in the eye by a champagne cork is no funny matter. They should know because 12% of UK’s entire population suffers from champagne-related injuries every year. Before you start calling … Continue reading Pop The Cork, Not The Eye: How To Safely Open A Bottle Of Champagne→

Before you start calling them a nation of party animals, know that the scenario isn’t much better in United States either. Improperly aimed popping of champagne corks is one of the most common causes for celebrations-related eye injuries, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and nearly half of these champer cork misadventures cause blindness in the eye that takes the hit.

When a small bottle stopper is suddenly released from 90 pounds of pressure — which is three times the pressure inside a typical car tire – it flies 50 miles an hour as it leaves the bottle. That’s enough impact to shatter glass! “Within a fraction of a second, you will have no chance of getting away or blinking,” says Dr. Thomas Steinemann, associate professor of ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and spokesman for the academy.

It would seem that cork-popping is a skill that gets better as we get older, because 18 to 34-year-olds cause way more incidents than the 50-year-olds and up. But why risk several more birthday parties as you wait to get to that age? Here is all that you need to know to pop corks like a pro and not end up in the ER:

• Chill the bottle for several hours before you’re going to uncork it, because cold champagne is less likely to spurt. Experts say that the ideal temperature is between 39 and 48 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Remove the bottle from the refrigerator with great care. Don’t jostle or shake the bottle.

• Hold the bottle at a 45-degree angle, making sure it’s pointing away from you and anyone else in the room. It helps to hold a napkin over the top of the cork to get a good grip and keep everything in place.

• Maintain this 45-degree angle as you firmly twist the bottle while holding the cork to break the seal. As the bottle turns, the cork will slowly ease out. Counter the force of the cork using slight downward pressure just as the cork breaks free from the bottle.

• Do not unscrew the safety wire before the bottle is pointed away from yourself and others. The worst injuries occur when the bottle is opened while looking directly at the cork so it hits the eye squarely.

• Do not pop the cork. Popping, instead of gently unscrewing the cork, forces the cork to burst out uncontrolled, increasing the chance of eye injury.

• Do not open the bottle close to a wall or a ceiling, as the cork can ricochet like a projectile.

• Never use a corkscrew to open a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine.

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/pop-the-cork-not-the-eye-how-to-safely-open-a-bottle-of-champagne/feed/0How To Keep Conjunctivitis Out Of Classroomshttp://lasikofnv.com/how-to-keep-conjunctivitis-out-of-classrooms/
http://lasikofnv.com/how-to-keep-conjunctivitis-out-of-classrooms/#respondMon, 13 Feb 2017 10:05:32 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2894If you are a parent or a teacher, you are well aware of the scrouge of Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) in a classroom. Once a child gets it, others go down like dominos with the infection. This contagion of inflamed eyes is an enthusiastic traveler, spreading quickly through direct contact with an infected child’s bodily secretions, … Continue reading How To Keep Conjunctivitis Out Of Classrooms→

If you are a parent or a teacher, you are well aware of the scrouge of Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) in a classroom. Once a child gets it, others go down like dominos with the infection. This contagion of inflamed eyes is an enthusiastic traveler, spreading quickly through direct contact with an infected child’s bodily secretions, and naturally, classrooms, playgrounds and day care centers are its favorite breeding grounds.

According to the American Journal Of Infection Control, more than 3 million school days are missed due to Pink Eye every year. And because children cannot really estimate how everyday actions can result in the spread of a disease, they’re the age-group that is most at risk.

Through careful supervision, the spread of the Pink Eye infection can be controlled to a large extent. And it is the responsibility of both parents and teachers to ensure safety of other students when a child is known to have contracted it.

List Of Cautionary Steps To Take Against The Spread Of Pink Eye

• Schools and day care centers should encourage parents to inform them as soon as their child is known to have Pink Eye. This helps authorities to take necessary steps to sanitize the classroom and other shared environments.

• Parents should act responsibly by keeping their child at home if there is a possibility that the irritation and redness in the child’s eyes are indeed symptoms of Conjunctivitis. After the disease has taken hold, it is several days before the child can safely engage with friends again. (Usually 3-5 days after diagnosis.)

• Every member of the household should wash their hands frequently with soap to avoid risks of contracting the infection. It’s not just children who are susceptible.

• Change pillowcases and bedsheets for the affected child at least once a day.

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/how-to-keep-conjunctivitis-out-of-classrooms/feed/0How Exactly Does Smoking Harm The Eyes? Here Are 9 Wayshttp://lasikofnv.com/how-exactly-does-smoking-harm-the-eyes-here-are-9-ways/
http://lasikofnv.com/how-exactly-does-smoking-harm-the-eyes-here-are-9-ways/#respondThu, 09 Feb 2017 09:57:12 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2889Lungs and heart are not the only essential organs that get compromised by the habit of smoking. With many years of smoking, vision also begins to degenerate, but because blindness isn’t life-threatening, this worrisome fact is often overlooked when putting out statutory warnings against smoking. There are 4,700 chemicals contained in a stick of cigarette … Continue reading How Exactly Does Smoking Harm The Eyes? Here Are 9 Ways→

Lungs and heart are not the only essential organs that get compromised by the habit of smoking. With many years of smoking, vision also begins to degenerate, but because blindness isn’t life-threatening, this worrisome fact is often overlooked when putting out statutory warnings against smoking.

There are 4,700 chemicals contained in a stick of cigarette and delicate retinal cells in the eye are exposed to these harmful oxidants when you have the habit. At the same time, smoking reduces antioxidant levels in the body, and interferes with the eyes’ natural self-protective functions.

Here are 9 ways your eyes may be suffering every time you decide to light up a cigarette. This information will probably not get you to quit today, but as with any detrimental habit, there is an information tipping point which finally mobilizes people into action, and it is our intention to increase your awareness level as best we can.

#1: Cigarettes triple the risk of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), and is one of the leading causes of blindness among people over the age of 65. It is also the biggest `modifiable’ risk factor for AMD. Stopping right now, will help to stop AMD in its tracks or reduce the scope of the damage.

#2: Smoking causes bloodvessels to narrow, which not only increases overall blood pressure but also the hinders its optimal supply to the eyes.

#3: Research suggests that people who smoke have reduced levels of the macular pigments lutein and zeaxanthin, which protect the eyes from harmful effects of sunlight.

#4: Smoking brings on the risk of cataracts, by doubling the possibility of changes in the lens, causing cloudy vision.

#5: Primary open-angle glaucoma, a principle cause of blindness, is often ascribed to smoking as a contributing factor.

#6: If you suffer from diabetes, the general impact of increased sugar levels in the body can cause serious and irrevocable vision damage.

#7: Tobacco use doubles the risk of Uveitis – inflammation inside the eyes that can lead to cataracts and glaucoma.

#8: Thyroid-related eye conditions, such as Graves’ Disease, are a grim possibility when smoking is included as one of the supporting factors.

#9: Pregnant women run the risk of giving birth to babies with facial defects like lazy eyes.

]]>http://lasikofnv.com/how-exactly-does-smoking-harm-the-eyes-here-are-9-ways/feed/0Forget Celebrities – Even Star Wars Robot C-3PO Had LASIK Surgery!http://lasikofnv.com/forget-celebrities-even-star-wars-robot-c-3po-had-lasik-surgery/
http://lasikofnv.com/forget-celebrities-even-star-wars-robot-c-3po-had-lasik-surgery/#respondMon, 06 Feb 2017 07:42:20 +0000http://lasikofnv.com/?p=2884What can be a more ringing endorsement for LASIK than the fact that even an autonomous programmable machine like Star War’s C-3PO, with his outstanding celluloid representation of robotics and fluency in over 6 million forms of communications, couldn’t solve his own vision problems without the help of refractive eye surgery! During the filming of … Continue reading Forget Celebrities – Even Star Wars Robot C-3PO Had LASIK Surgery!→

What can be a more ringing endorsement for LASIK than the fact that even an autonomous programmable machine like Star War’s C-3PO, with his outstanding celluloid representation of robotics and fluency in over 6 million forms of communications, couldn’t solve his own vision problems without the help of refractive eye surgery!

During the filming of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith, actor Anthony Daniels who dons the persona of C-3PO, found his futuristic golden metal robot suit did not go with his reading glasses. “C-3PO’s outfit was made from metal molded to fit my body, with two dots in the mask to see through — there was absolutely no room for spectacles,” says Anthony, one of the few cast members to have starred in all six Star Wars films. “I had a crew member standing in front of me holding up my lines, but without my glasses I couldn’t see things close up. I had to ask them to stand farther and farther back to try to enable me to see them in focus. I felt daft.”

Like most people above the age of 40, Anthony had Presbyopia — an age-related blurring of close vision – and needed reading glasses. “I knew I needed my glasses pretty much all the time, but rarely wore them in public because I began to feel self-conscious about them,” he confesses.

Finally, in 2009, after a terrible live stage event at the O2 Arena in London where he was narrating the Star Wars story, he decided to sacrifice his robotic self-sufficiency and ask an experienced LASIK eye surgeon for help.

“It was a two-hour show and there were a lot of lines,” remembers Anthony. “At every break, I was dashing off the stage to put on my glasses and re-read the script. I had to have glasses on both sides of the stage, and every time I took them off my make-up smudged. I thought: `This is silly’.”

Inspired by his wife Christine Savage who had already had laser surgery, the actor decided to push through his fears (remember, this was 2009 and LASIK was not as evolved a science as it is today) and go for corrective surgery. Afterwards, Anthony spoke at length about the experience and how easy it all was. “It [the surgery] didn’t hurt at all, though I did see wonderful spirograph patterns. It was over in four minutes and then they did the next eye.

“I noticed a difference instantly. I could suddenly see small-print on signs on the wall. I had to wear dark glasses for the first day, and for a week I had see-through hoods to put over my eyes in bed so I didn’t roll over and damage them. The difference in my eyesight was nothing short of miraculous. I wish I’d had this done years earlier — it would have made C-3PO’s life so much easier!”